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Sophie Monk sells Gold Coast investment property Australian TV presenter Sophie Monk has sold the riverfront investment property in the Gold Coast suburb where she went to primary school. The deal comes a month after the Love Island Australia host listed her five-bedroom, three-bathroom Helensvale home with an asking price of $1.75 million. The sale price was not disclosed, but property records show the tightly held 4,018 square meter parcel of River Downs Estate changed hands a week ago, pending settlement. The house is in suburban Queensland, where Monk attended primary school.It has five bedrooms and a Hamptons-style renovated kitchen.…

I recently saw David Brooks, author of “How to Know People,” on several TV shows. He talks about the importance of connecting with others on a meaningful level and how we as a society are torn by fragmentation and misunderstanding. I'm a substitute teacher, and hearing this reminded me of something that left an impression on me at all the elementary schools I've taught at: morning meetings. The format varies slightly depending on each classroom, but the basics are the same. Students sit in a circle, make eye contact with others and greet them in a sincere manner, or ask…

At Durban's Umhlanga Pier, a major tourist attraction in South Africa, local revelers and holidaymakers brave the weather to take to the water. Rajesh Jantilal/AFP The country's tourism ministry announced last week that the number of tourists visiting South Africa had nearly halved last year, thanks to a new favorable visa policy and an increase in arrivals from BRICS countries. According to South African Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille, South Africa welcomed 8.5 million international tourists last year, an increase of 49% from the previous year. He said 6.4 million visitors came from Africa, accounting for 75% of all visitors,…

Monday, February 5, 2024 04:15 by | Faith Gitau, Nyandarua Women’s Representative PHOTO/David Macharia Calls for Nyandarua Woman Representative Faith Gitau to become governor in 2027 are gaining momentum. These were the voices that dominated the National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF) grant-making rally in Or Karoo last week. The congresswoman acknowledged, “I heard your prayers, and I know God heard them too.” When the time comes, I will give instructions. ” She said electoral seats should be contested because “no seat is anyone's property.” During the scholarship presentation rally, David Kamunya, a member of the Congressional Women's Advocates, paraded…

PHILADELPHIA — The Mavericks, whose ship has been leaking and sinking since mid-November, are approaching their 50-game goal and looking barely seaworthy, much less in a position to make the playoffs. .They have lost six of their last eight games and seven of their last 10. The holes they had been trying to fill throughout the season were wide open, and a poorly-reinforced roster couldn't withstand the stress of mounting injuries.It's debatable which was worse, the Mavericks' sputtering play or their timing.A day after blowing a 25-point lead against Milwaukee at home, Dallas on Sunday not only departed on a…

Global food giant Kraft Heinz has reached an agreement with Carlton Power to explore plans to develop a £40m green hydrogen scheme to help decarbonise its food processing plant in Wigan. Both companies made the announcement today. The proposal would install a 20MW green hydrogen electrolyzer powered by renewable electricity at the Kit Green manufacturing plant, one of Europe's largest food processing plants and one of Kraft Heinz's largest facilities in the world. I will do it. The green hydrogen project is envisioned to meet at least half of the energy needs of the factory, which produces 250,000 tonnes of…

great barrier island photograph: RNZ/Carol Stiles Aotea Great Barrier Island's Hilary Outdoors Education Center will close in May, ending almost 20 years of association with the region. Hillary Outdoors provides outdoor education to schools and community groups, including the Duke of Edinburgh's Hillary Award programme. Chief executive Hilary Campbell said increased costs were the reason for the closure. She said the cost of operating services on the island had tripled since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Fundamentally, since Covid first emerged, operations at Aotea have faced challenges, which at times have affected our ability to deliver our programmes. “The…

Jakarta, Indonesia – Spa therapist Murniati thought the worst was over after surviving the coronavirus pandemic on a meager salary. But after the Indonesian government announced a significant increase in taxes on entertainment services, she fears the salon where she works will be forced to close and she will lose her job. “My husband is just a taxi driver, so the total income is small. Our life, my life, depends on him and me,” she told Al Jazeera. Murnyati is just one of countless workers across Indonesia who could be affected by plans to apply tax rates of 40 to…

On Friday, Nifty 50 index heavyweight Reliance Industries hit a new high of 22,126, its best week in nearly two years. Reliance ended last week up nearly 8%, firmly ending the index's two-week losing streak.Although Nifty set a new record on Friday, it was unable to maintain that level and ended up dropping 170 points from that level to end at 21,850 points. With the interim budget out of the way, focus returns to the end of the financial year and the Reserve Bank of India's monetary policy next week.Friday's trading showed that both foreign and domestic investors were net…

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